Construction on Phase 2 of the Lake Trail Multi-Use Path is set to begin this July.
Drivers, pedestrians and cyclists should allow extra travel time and use caution along Lake Trail Road, where single-lane alternating traffic will be in effect during construction. Work is expected to run from mid-July into the fall as crews complete active transportation improvements in the area.
“It’s great to see work begin on the second phase of the Lake Trail Multi-Use Path this summer, completing the route between Lake Trail Community School and Arden Elementary,” said Courtenay Mayor Bob Wells. “If you travel through the area, please slow down and watch for construction crews as we finish this long-awaited path for students, families and the community.”
The new path completes work that was started in Phase 1 of the project, when crews constructed a gravel path from Lake Trail to Arden Road, upgraded a bus stop and improved drainage along the route.
Phase 2 extends the path to Webb Road. Work is timed to meet environmental requirements, which protect the endangered Morrison Creek lamprey in Arden Creek.
Funding comes in part from the Comox Valley Regional District (Area C) and the Province of B.C. through the Active Transportation Infrastructure Grant Program.
"Active transportation infrastructure like this new multi-use path makes a real difference for cyclists and pedestrians," said B.C. Transportation and Transit Minister Mike Farnworth. "These projects give people safe, healthy, affordable and environmentally sustainable ways to travel in their communities and throughout B.C."
The project was initiated by the Arden Elementary Green Team and Ambassadors who wanted safer ways to travel between the schools.
For more information, visit www.courtenay.ca/lake-trail-mup.
